Please remember when planning the time that you need to travel to the airport that you may have to wait at the check-in counters, at the boarding card and security checks and at passport control. In the interests of your safety, we have to perform the checks with the relevant thoroughness and care. We would therefore ask you to arrive at the airport in good time before your departure.

Airport fascination

There is more to flying than simply going from A to B via air.

Aviation has something special about it even nowadays when technology is taken for granted – fascination that is so difficult to describe but that can be felt by every passenger or airport visitor. That makes the airport a great place to see exciting things and experience sensations – not just for kids.

We invite you to still visit us if you are not a passenger at the time. Take part in an airport tour and discover lots of interesting facts about the over 85-year history and the expansion of Leipzig/Halle Airport – a clearly and entertainingly presented.
Every year about 40,000 people interested in aviation use the opportunity to take a look behind the scenes of state-of-the-art and growing airport.

There is a viewing platform on top of the administration building from which you can see the entire area. From 30 metres high interested visitors can follow the happenings on the runways as well as on the taxiways and the aprons.

Various bars, restaurants and shops in the Central Terminal and Terminal B will see to your well-being. In addition to that, with the flight simulator located in arrival's area you can take off without leaving your head in the clouds.